Improved plow-beam



E. T. FORD.

Plow-Cleaner. No. 35,147. Patented May 6,1862.

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ELIAS T. FORD, OF STILLWATE R, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED PLOW-BEAM.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,147, dated May 6,1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E. TVFORD, of Stillwater, in the county of Saratoga, in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Truss Plow-Beam, to be used for plowing land and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyin gdrawin gs andletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the beam and clover-cleaner with colter J.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinvention,1will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Construction of Fig. 1: I take the section 9, as seen at the rear, united to the center-bar, 0, there being slots out within each part for the adjustmentofthe same. I nowinsert the front section, I, formed with two flanges upon the front extremity of the center bar, e. The crossbar X is locatedbetween the aperture of center bar, 0. A slot is cut at the center and upon the under side of cross-bar X X, so as to prevent it from moving right or left by rods V V. The section 0 c is so formed as to receive the colter J and main bolt that connects the beam to the standard of the plow, and is attached to the side of center bar, 6, and retained by two bolts. The rear bolt, K, is used to connect the beam to the change-iron at the rear, which is usually used upon plows. The two side rods, V V, are formed with a head each at the rear ends, and with movable nuts at the front ends of each. They are inserted through the orifices of the rear section, 9, extending forward through the two orifices of the cross-bar X X, and also through the flanges of from section, I, as seen, arranged with and located upon the center bar, 6. A tension is effected upon the two rods V V by turning up their front nuts. The front section, I, is secured to the center bar, 6, by two bolts passing through the section and each prong of center bar, 0, at the forward end.

The clover-cleaner, which is used to remove the clover and stubble from the colter or the plow, is composed of four pieces, 4, and the pieces 4 4 are connected to each other by four bolts, situated upon the parts 4' 4 4 4 equidistant, and answering as centers in the movement, two of the pieces, 4 4", are longer than the other two. The rear piece, 4", extends back to the rearof colter J, being a little curved. The front piece, 4, extends forward to and is connected to the wrist of gage-wheel W. The wrist is situated from two to three inches from the center or axle of the gage-wheel W. The

lower extremities of the short pieces 4 4 are, connected to the center bar, 6, by a wrist, which permits the movement of the pieces 4 4 as a center.

Operation: The adjustment of the beam, as seen in Fig. 1, to the plow for two or three horsesis effected by the bolt Kupon the changeiron in rear, and the change-iron is united to the handles of the plow. The boltK is slack ened, and then the rear portion of the beam is moved either to the right or left, and then retained in either position by the bolt K. The movement of the clover-cleaner is produced by the revolution of the gage-wheel W, causing a contraction and expansion of the parts mentioned and the rear curved piece, 4", is

made to move in that peculiar manner at the side of the colter J or the front of the standard of the plow, so as to remove the clover or other like material continually from the same.

What I claim as myinvention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The peculiar arrangement and construction of a truss plow-beam, consisting of the sec- 

